Francois Haasbroek

Daniel Francois Haasbroek (born 26 August 1987) is a former South African professional cricketer who has represented the Free State and North West provincial teams in first-class and List A cricket.

Haasbroek has also played club cricket in England; he assisted Northern in the Liverpool Premier League in 2006 and 2007, and joined Lancashire League team Lowerhouse as the club professional in 2011 until 2013. During these 3 seasons, Lowerhouse won 2 Lancashire League titles, and were runners-up in 2013. The Club also won the Worsley Cup in 2012. In the 2014 season, he played for Finchley in the Middlesex Premier League, followed by a two year spell as Professional for Euxton, in the Ribblesdale League. He settled permanently in Lancashire, marrying a Burnley girl in 2017. He is currently Director of Cricket at Stonyhurst College. Under Lancashire League rules, he was able to regain his " amateur " status in 2018, and has represented Lowerhouse since then, helping them to three more Worsley Cups in 2018, 2021 & 2024.